Service name: CSE, Missing & Trafficking Service
Service description
Barnardo’s delivers the CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation), Missing & Trafficking service with funding from H&F Council, providing direct one-to-one work with children and young people, support and advice for parents and carers, prevention group work, training for professionals and advice and consultancy.
Funded until
30 September 2023
Annual funding level
£40,000
In the past year…
The service’s worker has worked with 20 young people and 8 parents/carers this year to date, providing over 100 sessions of support. They have also trained around 30 H&F professionals in Child Sexual Exploitation.
Outcome being achieved
Children and young people have a better understanding of how to keep safe
Children and young people are accessing appropriate services
Children and young people are be more resilient and there will be a reduction in the level of risk/harm
Children and young people have a better understanding of the difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship.
Parents and carers have a better understanding of how to keep their children safer.
Parents and carers report enhanced parent/carer/adult - child relationships.
Parents and Carers receive advice and information about support services.
H&F professionals will develop a greater understanding of sexual exploitation and how to respond appropriately.
Funding raised
Barnado’s is an organisation that raises funds across the whole of the UK, £41.9 million in 2019/20.
Future plans
Aim to continue to offer specialist exploitation and childhood trauma support to children, young people and families identified by the borough through a blended model of delivery (face to face and virtual support, based on need and current restrictions)
Extend the training offer to H&F professionals to recognise the signs of harm and share resources and techniques for support in lower level cases, with case support from our trauma-informed team
Provide group work in schools to ebb the flow into exploitation and harm